Comp. Pt.

a generalized seizure of sudden onset characterized by a brief period of unconsciousness. Formerly called petit mal

a drug that inhibits or suppresses convulsions

a remedy for epilepsy

failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action

relaxed; without normal tone or tension

warning sensation felt by some people immediately preceding a seizure; may be flashes of light, dizziness, peculiar taste, or a sensation of prickling or tingling.

involuntary motor activity, such as lip smacking or repeated swallowing

pallor, flushing, sweating, pupillary dilation, cardiac arrhythmia, incontinence

alternate contraction and relaxation of muscle; ______ phase is the convulsion phase of a seizure.

degree of awareness and/or responsiveness of a person to externally applied stimuli

violent spasm

perception of 2 images of a single object; double vision

perception of 2 images of a single object; double vision

impairment of the power or function of digestion

the recording of changes in electric potentials in various areas of the brain by means of electrodes placed on the scalp or on/in the brain itself and connected to a vacuum-tube radio amplifier that amplifies the impulses more than a million times; the impulses move an electromagnetic pen that records the brain waves; a clinical test used for partial diagnosis of epilepsy

expression or appearance of the face

former name for a generalized or major seizure as contrasted with petit mal, a minor or relatively mild seizure

abnormal hairiness, hypertrichosis: excessive growth of hair

pertaining to or resulting from a stroke or a seizure

isolated or repetitive shock-like contractions of a muscle or group of muscles; adj, myoclonic

an abnormal sensation, such as burning, prickling, or tingling

sharp spasm or convulsion; sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms

attack or brief impairment of consciousness often associated with flickering of the eyelids and mild twitching of the mouth

premonitory symtpom; a symptom indicating the onset of a disease or condition; adj. prodromal

pertaining to the mind or psyche

not readily yielding to basic treatment; usually with a single antiepileptic drug

paroxysmal spell of transitory alteration in consciousness, motor activity, or sensory phenomenon; convulsion

sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles; may be tonic or clonic; may vary from small twitches to severe convulsions

rapid succession of epileptic spasms without intervals of consciousness; life threatening; emergency care urgent

production of deformity in the developing embryo

state of continuous, unremitting action of muscular contraction; pt appears stiff

in a seizure, a sudden sharp tonic contraction of muscles followed by clonic convulsive movements